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*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD.
*Players who are out of options are indicated with ##
*Players who are injured are indicated with +
*Click on the player's name to see the injury update
*Baseball America '11 pre-season prospect rankings are indicated in BLUE.
*Baseball Prospectus '11 pre-season prospect rankings are indicated in GREEN.
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Round Rock (AAA)/ Frisco (AA)
Myrtle Beach (HiA)/ Hickory (LoA)/ Rookie Levels
*40-man roster total (40)
25-MAN ROSTER
Starting Lineup (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter)
1 2B Ian Kinsler
2 SS Elvis Andrus
3 LF Josh Hamilton*
4 3B Adrian Beltre
5 DH Michael Young
6 RF Nelson Cruz ##
7 1B Mike Napoli
8 C Yorvit Torrealba
9 CF Julio Borbon*
Bench
1B Mitch Moreland*
IF Andres Blanco**
OF David Murphy*
Starting Rotation
1 LHP C.J. Wilson
2 RHP Colby Lewis
3 LHP Matt Harrison
4 LHP Derek Holland
5 RHP Alexi Ogando
Bullpen
CL RHP Neftali Feliz
SU RHP Darren O'Day
SU LHP Arthur Rhodes +
MID RHP Mark Lowe
MID LHP Darren Oliver
MID RHP Pedro Strop
MID RHP Mason Tobin
LR RHP Dave Bush
Disabled List
Position Players
None
Pitchers
RHP Omar Beltre + UPDATE 3/31 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 22 (spine surgery)
RHP Scott Feldman + UPDATE 3/31 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 22 (November 2010 microfracture surgery on right knee)
RHP Tommy Hunter + UPDATE 3/31 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 25 (strained groin); could miss six weeks
RHP Brandon Webb + UPDATE 3/30 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 22 (recovery from shoulder surgery)
Current List of Free Agents
*Elias ranking indicated in RED **For list of minor league free agents, click here.
Position Players
C Bengie Molina (A)
IF Cristian Guzman
Pitchers
None
Left as Free Agent/ Lost off Waivers/ Released/ Traded
Position Players
C Max Ramirez: UPDATE 1/3 - DFA'd UPDATE 1/5 - lost off waivers to Boston
C Matt Treanor: UPDATE 3/28 - traded to Kansas City
1B/3B Jorge Cantu: UPDATE 1/24 - agreed to one-year deal with San Diego
OF Jeff Francoeur: UPDATE 11/10 - cleared waivers and refused minor league assignment UPDATE 12/8 - agreed to one-year deal with Kansas City
OF Vladimir Guerrero (A) - mutual option declined by team UPDATE 2/4 - agreed to one-year deal with Baltimore
Pitchers
RHP Frank Francisco: UPDATE 1/25 - traded to Toronto
RHP Guillermo Moscoso : UPDATE 1/7 - DFA'd UPDATE 1/8 - traded to Oakland
RHP Dustin Nippert: UPDATE 12/2 - not tendered contract for 2011 UPDATE 1/14 - signed to play with team in Korea
LHP Cliff Lee: UPDATE 12/13 - agreed to five-year deal with Philadelphia
Posts
13 comments:
Rich Harden is heading to the bullpen
absolutely NASTY lineup. especially with Napoli's HRs sprayed within
Who hits in the two hole if Young is traded?
Kinsler would make for an interesting look
That would also allow Napoli to get an everyday gig as a DH/1B/ rare C spots, knocking 25 bombs and providing protection in the 6 hole
Definitely would have Kinsler moving up and Napoli/Murphy hitting behind Beltre and Cruz if Young is traded. Could also have Borbon and Andrus hitting 1-2 but I think moving Kinsler up makes more sense.
i thought they said that beltre was hitting clean up because washington wanted a veteran hitter behind josh. and do you think that napoli will play when left handed pitchers are pitching?
Thanks for the tip. Looked up the article where Washington says that. He also said Beltre could hit 5th, depending on the matchup. I like Cruz' potential if he can stay healthy but it makes sense to put the veteran in between him and Hamilton.
And yes, I think Napoli will always be in there vs LHPs and should get some AB's vs RHPs, as well.
Any inside track on who would close if Feliz moves into the rotation?
-Paul
Based on guys who have closer 'stuff', Ogando or Scheppers. I don't think either is ready, though. Lowe would be another option and he has some experience in the late innings. I'm guessing that the trade of Francisco pretty much sealed Feliz' fate as the closer in 2011. Maybe in 2012 if Scheppers and Ogando take another step forward.
Napoli and Murphy comming off the bench, does it get any better than that?
I thought Mike Napoli would start over Yorvit Torrealba ans I'd like to see David Bush as the long reliever.
This lineup makes no sense to me the way it is set up. Young in front of Cruz? and not it the 2 hole? Andrus not leading off?
Makes sense to Ron Washington because that's what it looks like he's going with. Like the idea of a 30-30 guy like Kinsler at the top of the lineup. Had Young at #6 after Washington said he would bat Kinsler-Andrus 1 and 2 but he's been hitting in front of Cruz. Maybe because Cruz was struggling. Will be interesting to see how long he sticks with it.
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